Radio silence My wonderful Wi-Fi Radio will be slightly less wonderful tomorrow, as many internet radio stations in the US are staging a day of silence. It's the latest salvo in the long-running Save Net Radio campaign - protesting against new legislation in the States that would see an increase in royalty rates that the internet broadcasters pay for playing music.

The legislation's due to come into effect on July 15th. The broadcasters say it'll put them out of business. The music industry's argument is that the current system means the big netcasters like Yahoo aren't paying their way.

Regardless of who's right, my view is that internet radio has a big part to play in the future of the media. Let's hope a deal can be done - to keep things moving forwards, not backwards.

Labels: Internet, Radio

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